London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Olave 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Olave]
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year, and the prolonged frost of January and February, and
the early part of March, during which the number of deaths
of young children and of persons of over 60 was very great,
help to account for the increased death-rates of 1895. More
than 25 per cent, of the deaths were those of parishioners who
died in outlying Public Institutions. Excluding these, as
formerly was the case, the death-rate would be only 17.2
per 1,000.
The death-rate for London for the year was 19.4.
The corrected death-rate of St. Olave's, and of London for the past six years are as under—
| Year. | St. Olave's Death-Rate per 1,000. | London Death-Rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| 1891 | 25-2 | 21-4 |
| 1892 | 23-7 | 20-4 |
| 1893 | 21-2 | 21-3 |
| 1894 | 19-4 | 17-4 |
| 1895 | 23.1 | 19.4 |
The detailed causes of death will be found in the various
tables accompanying this Report.
Infantile Mortality.—The deaths of young children always
bear a high ratio to total deaths. There were 124 deaths of
children under 5 years old, that is 414 per cent, of the total
deaths. The equivalent percentage for London was 40.3.
88 children died under one year old; that is 205 per 1.000
births registered. The corresponding rate for London was
165 per thousand,